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Fascinating Scotland

Let's see how well we know about Scotland

Vocabulary and facts  you might not know in the quiz Who wants to be a millionaire ?

Some Scottish words :

Aye= yes

braw=beautiful

fae=from

 Meaning of most Scottish words

Measures 

How much is a fathom of water?

A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems equal to 6 feet (1.8288 m), used especially for measuring the depth of water. There are two yards (6 feet) in an imperial fathom.

Let's listen to the national anthem
To know more about Scotland, click on this link : Visit Scotland

 

Use the following facts to ask questions about Scotland.

At home, you can click on the links to know more about this country.

-1-Flag : Cross of Saint Andrew

-2- Coat of Arms : Royal Arms of Scotland

=blason

-3- National flower : thistle

/ˈθɪs.əl/

=chardon

-4- Official animal : unicorn

/ˈjuːnɪˌkɔː(r)n/

Click on this link: difference between British and Scottish pronunciation

-5- Motto : Nemo me impune lacessit 
 =citation
(No one provokes me without impunity) 
 = Personne ne me provoque sans impunité

-6- floral emblem of Scotland : thistle

                                                    =chardon

-7- National day: 30 November

You can also write November 30th.

You can say the thirtieth of November or November the thirtieth.

-8-Area : 78,789 sq km

/ˈeəriə/ You can also write km²

            You say square kilometers

-9- Population : 5,054,800 (2002)

/ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ 
 

-10- Capital city : Edinburgh

/ˈɛdɪnbərə/ (ed-in-bə-rə) or /ˈɛdɪnbrə/ (ed-in-brə) in the UK

/ˈɛdənbʌrə/ (ed-ən-bʌ-rə) or /ˈɛdənbərə/ (ed-ən-bə-rə) in the USA
 

-11-Major cities : Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow

/ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/

-12- Official language : English (Scottish Gaelic is spoken by 1.4

      /əˈfɪʃ(ə)l/ /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/                          /ˈɡeɪlɪk/ =est parlé par

                                                                 or /ˈɡælɪk/

percent of the population, so 1.4 percent of Scots speak Scottish Gaelic.

-13-Nationality : Scottish and British

/ˌnæʃəˈnæləti/  

 

-14-Anthem (song) : Flower of Scotland

/ˈænθəm/ -Anthem

-15- Currency : pound sterling (£)

=monnaie

-16- Highest point : Ben Nevis → 1,343 m

                                                                   m=meters

-17-Loch Tay : 15 miles (24 km) long and around 508 ft deep. 
/lɒx/ /lɒk/
Prononciation of Loch Tay

-18- Lowest point : Bed of Loch Morar, Scotland 987 ft (300 m)

below sea                                                                          ft=feet                                                       
=en dessous du niveau de la mer

                                                                                               

-19-Longest river : Tay→ 120 miles (193 kilometres) long

You write kilometers in American English.

-20-Largest lake : Loch Lomond→ 60 sq km large

→ 24 miles long